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Monday 31 December 2012

My Big Year 2012

I started the year at Rye & Castle water, Pett level
with 52 differant birds on my first day out on the 2nd
of January.On the 4th me and Jake done Norfolk &
saw 83 differant birds l got 6 new lifers as l started the year
with 246 on my life list.loads of days out with John Stanton
Matt Eade, Jake Everitt, Dan & Mike, Bob Self and many
other Sussex Birders . thanks to all.
Had three trips to Wales two to Scotland one to Yorkshire
the rest more south than that didn't do Silly's or Shetland
two boat trips in Dorset helped with a bulldog mind to get one more
& one more again to keep up with the birders at the front.
The Scotland trip was Amazing (6 day's) lifers every day
an a Boat trip with white-tailed Eagle 20 feet away.
I finished the Year with 309 & 315 on my UK life List
thats 69 new birds this year & joint 5th on BUBO list
Jake got 3rd Place, Matt got 4th Place... Great time l will
never forget THANKS

self found shoreham
 Iceland Gull
 Rainham Bearded tit
 Gosport Ring-billed Gull
 Warnham Redwing
 Castle water Bittern
 Sanderling Selsey bill
 Highlands Ptarmigan
 Jake & Matt on the Sea Eagles Boat
 Cream-Coloured Courser
 Stodmarsh White-winged Black Tern
 Yorkshire Roller
 Dorset Manx Shearwater
 Kingfisher Sussex
 Yellow Wagtail Ouse marsh
 Rainham Baillon's Crake
 Portland bill Black Redstart
 Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
 Queen mother's res Buff-Bellied Pipit

Saturday 29 December 2012

Devon

Today Me,Jake,Matt
went to see the Cirl Bunting & lesser Yellowlegs
Thanks for Driving Matt a New Bird For me the Yellowlegs.
and back early...


 Redshank & Lesser Yellowlegs

 Lesser Yellowlegs

Friday 28 December 2012

Norfolk

Kelling in Norfolk
was my trip today set off at 7am arrived 11.30
parked then walked to the beach about a mile
in. l saw the Canada Geese scanned then found
the Richardson's Canada Goose three Greylag &
some Brent Geese.On the Salthouse road the Sacrad Ibis
was feeding..


 Richardson's Canada Goose

 Richardson's Canada Goose

Thursday 27 December 2012

50 shades of grey

Warnham res

Today was a Gull day with loads
of Herring Gulls and others at Warnham res

Black-headed Gull



 Lesser Black-backed Gull
 Great Black-backed Gull
 3rd Winter Lesser
Black-backed Gull

 2 with leg rings



Tuesday 25 December 2012

Friday 21 December 2012

WARNHAM Res
Horsham as the sun came out
I went to see wot's about .


 Reed Bunting
 Nuthatch
 Goldfinch

 Marsh tit

 Great spotted woodpecker
 Blue tit
Great tit

 Lesser Redpoll

 Siskin